Nineteenth Century

Patreon Post Unlocked: The New Little Women (2018)

By Kendra on May 17, 2019

In 2017, we started a new benefit on Patreon: some of our longer, more detailed articles were available exclusively for our subscribers! We promised... Read more →

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TBT: Yellowbeard (1983)

By Sarah Lorraine on May 16, 2019

This is one of those films that I watched so much as a kid that there is a screen-burn of it imprinted on my eyeballs. And Yellowbeard (1983) is also... Read more →

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Gentleman Jack Recap, Part 4

By Trystan L. Bass on May 15, 2019

Gentleman Jack (2019) is set in 1832 Halifax, West Yorkshire, and based on the diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840), a landowner and industrialist who... Read more →

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The Spanish Princess Recap: Episode 2

By Kendra on May 14, 2019

It’s Festivus, aka, The Spanish Princess (2019), Starz’ new adaptation of a Philippa Fucking Gregory book about Catherine of Aragon, has... Read more →

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MCM: Ian McShane

By Sarah Lorraine on May 13, 2019

Ian McShane has been in every kind of film genre since he began working in the 1960s, but today, we take a look at some of his historical films. And,... Read more →

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Tolkien (2019) & an Interview With Costume Designer Colleen Kelsall

By Trystan L. Bass on May 10, 2019

Fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien often said his famous work The Lord of the Rings was not directly inspired by or analogous to anything that happened... Read more →

Eighteenth Century

Patreon Post Unlocked: The Duchess Deep Dive – Georgiana’s Wedding Dress

By Kendra on May 9, 2019

In 2017, we started a new benefit on Patreon: some of our longer, more detailed articles were available exclusively for our subscribers! We promised... Read more →

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Gentleman Jack Recap, Part 3

By Trystan L. Bass on May 8, 2019

Gentleman Jack (2019) is set in 1832 Halifax, West Yorkshire, and based on the diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840), a landowner and industrialist who... Read more →

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The Spanish Princess Recap: Episode 1

By Kendra on May 7, 2019

It's Festivus, aka, The Spanish Princess (2019), Starz' new adaptation of a Philippa Fucking Gregory book about Catherine of Aragon, has premiered!... Read more →

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Costume Designer Andrea Galer: The Frock Flicks Guide

By Kendra on May 6, 2019

I went through a phase of actively disliking Andrea Galer's costume designs, mostly because of how bored I was by the costumes in Persuasion (2007)... Read more →